Jenkins County, GA

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2023 Population

8,674

0.345% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.3

3.86% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

23.6%

15.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$36,906

17.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$81,100

0.856% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,035

3.23% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Jenkins County, GA had a population of 8.67k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $36,906. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jenkins County, GA declined from 8,704 to 8,674, a −0.345% decrease and its median household income grew from $31,463 to $36,906, a 17.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jenkins County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.23%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.05%), and White (Hispanic) (0.634%).

None of the households in Jenkins County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Jenkins County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jenkins County, GA was $81,100, and the homeownership rate was 87.4%.

Most people in Jenkins County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jenkins County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Jenkins County, GA borders Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, and Screven County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Jenkins County, GA is home to a population of 8.67k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.41% of Jenkins County, GA residents were born outside of the country (122 people).

In 2023, there were 1.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.92k people) in Jenkins County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.29k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 280 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Jenkins County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jenkins County, GA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jenkins County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jenkins County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.92k ± 448
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.29k ± 465
Two+ (Hispanic)
280 ± 216

4.21%

Hispanic Population

365 people

4.21% of the people in Jenkins County, GA are hispanic (365 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jenkins County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

1.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

2.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

194 people

As of 2023, 1.41% of Jenkins County, GA residents (122 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jenkins County, GA was 2.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jenkins County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
168 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
102 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 50

Jenkins County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jenkins County, GA employs 3.04k people. The largest industries in Jenkins County, GA are Retail Trade (468 people), Educational Services (416 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (321 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($57,638), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,214), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,536).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.04k

2023 Value

± 515

3.23%

1 Year growth

± 24.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jenkins County, GA grew at a rate of 3.23%, from 2.94k employees to 3.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jenkins County, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (503 people), Transportation Occupations (467 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (357 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jenkins County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.04k

2023 Value

± 515

3.23%

1 Year growth

± 24.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jenkins County, GA grew at a rate of 3.23%, from 2.94k employees to 3.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jenkins County, GA, are Retail Trade (468 people), Educational Services (416 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (321 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jenkins County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Jenkins County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,378

Median earning men ± $2,707

$25,201

Median earning women ± $3,596

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,310), Public Administration ($48,421), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,322).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,689), Public Administration ($37,857), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,107).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

9
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Retail Trade
7
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$9.75k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.14k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$4.37k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jenkins County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 62.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.81%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.81%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jenkins County, GA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jenkins County, GA was $81,100 in 2023, which is 0.267 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $81,800 to $81,100, a 0.856% decrease. The homeownership rate in Jenkins County, GA is 87.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jenkins County, GA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jenkins County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jenkins County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.11%.

Housing

Property

$81,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,626

$2,680

Median Property Taxes

±$449

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jenkins County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jenkins County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.4%

Homeownership

2023

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 87.4% of the housing units in Jenkins County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jenkins County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9602

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jenkins County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,906

Median Household Income

± $4,981

3.07k

Number of Households

± 518

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.07k households in Jenkins County, GA grew to $36,906 from the previous year's value of $31,463.

The following chart displays the households in Jenkins County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jenkins County, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (10.8%)

In 2023, 75.5% of workers in Jenkins County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jenkins County, GA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.62% of the workforce in Jenkins County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jenkins County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jenkins County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jenkins County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jenkins County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.11%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jenkins County, GA (1.77k out of 7.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jenkins County, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 37.2% of the children was living in poverty in Jenkins County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 11%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83% of the population of Jenkins County, GA has health coverage, with 32.1% on employee plans, 25.7% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 9.78% on non-group plans, and 2.12% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17%

Uninsured

32.1%

Employer Coverage

25.7%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

9.78%

Non-Group

2.12%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jenkins County, GA declined by 5.58% from 18% to 17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jenkins County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Jenkins County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jenkins County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.8% in Jenkins County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jenkins County, GA.